Ch. 430                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(6) The [Low Interest Revolving Loan Account under the] Volunteer
Company Assistance Fund in accordance with the provisions of Title 8, Subtitle 2 of
the Public Safety Article.

Chapter 114 of the Acts of 1994, as amended by Chapter 555 of the Acts of 1996

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:

(a) Of the fees generated and paid into the Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund
under § 6-843 of the Environment Article, as enacted by this Act, for fiscal years 1996
and 1997 only, 50% of those fees, up to a maximum of $750,000 per fiscal year, shall be
dedicated to the Community Outreach and Education Program established under §
6-848 of the Environment Article, as enacted by this Act[; and starting in fiscal year
1998, at least $750,000 per fiscal year shall be dedicated to the Community Outreach
and Education Program].

Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2000

SECTION 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That a comprehensive
evaluation of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program and the Cancer
Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program established in this Act
shall be conducted at the end of fiscal year [2004] 2005. The comprehensive
evaluation shall be conducted by a higher education institution or private entity. The
Department shall issue a request for proposal to select the entity that will conduct the
comprehensive evaluation. The comprehensive evaluation shall include an evaluation
of: (1) the administration of the Programs; and (2) the effectiveness of the Programs,
including an analysis of: (i) whether appropriate benchmarks based on objective
performance measures have been met; and (ii) the extent to which the short-term and
long-term goals established under §§ 13-1007 and 13-1109 of the Health - General
Article have been met. No later than February 1, [2004] 2005, the Department shall
submit a proposed request for proposal for the comprehensive evaluation to the
Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, Senate Finance Committee, House
Appropriations Committee, and House Environmental Matters Committee for review
and comment. Based on the results of the comprehensive evaluation, the Department
shall consider whether the Programs should be modified in any way. No later than
November 1, [2004] 2005, the Department shall submit a report to the Governor and,
subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly that
includes the results of the comprehensive evaluation and the Department's
recommendations regarding modifications to the Programs.

Chapter 440 of the Acts of 2002, as amended by Chapter 203 of the Acts of

2003

SECTION 25. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That notwithstanding §
16-317 of the Education Article or any other provision of law, the portion of fiscal year
2002 and 2003 payments required under § 16-317 of the Education Article for private
technology donation incentives that are not funded in the fiscal 2003 budget OR THE
FISCAL YEAR 2005 BUDGET shall be deferred until fiscal year [2005] 2006.

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